Bebop Artists & the Gear They Use

Jaco Pastorius

Bassist, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Joe Pass & John Pisano

Grant Green

Guitarist

Wes Montgomery

Guitarist · Wes Montgomery Trio

Tim Lefebvre

Bassist, Composer · Empire of the Sun

Kenny Burrell

Guitarist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Herbie Hancock

Keyboardist · Various Artists for Children's Promise

Bill Nelson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Bill Nelson’s Red Noise

George Duke

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Jimmy Smith

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Foals

Emily Remler

Guitarist

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · GRP All-Star Big Band

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Alphonso Johnson

Bassist, Composer · Weather Report

Chet Baker

Trumpeter

Russell Malone

Guitarist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Ron Carter

Bassist · Artists United Against Apartheid

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · John Coltrane Quartet

Barney Kessel

Guitarist · The Wrecking Crew

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Herb Ellis

Guitarist

Billy Cobham

Drummer · Stanley Clarke & Larry Carlton & Billy Cobham & Deron Johnson & Najee

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Tal Farlow

Guitarist · Great Guitars

Charlie Byrd

Guitarist, Composer · The Charlie Byrd Trio

Charles Mingus

Bassist, Keyboardist · Joni Mitchell (band)

Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Jimmy Bruno

Guitarist, Composer

Victor Bailey

Bassist, Drummer · Weather Report

Bill Evans

Keyboardist, Composer · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Pierre Bensusan

Charlie Christian

Guitarist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Charlie Parker

Saxophonist · Charlie Parker Quintet

Max Roach

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Art Blakey

Drummer · Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Coleman Hawkins

Saxophonist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Anita O'Day

Singer

Ed Bickert

Guitarist

Paul Desmond

Composer, Saxophonist · The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Dave Brubeck

Keyboardist, Composer · The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Kamasi Washington

Composer · Dinner Party

Anthony Tillmon Williams

Drummer · Miles Davis Quintet

Lalo Schifrin

Composer, Music Producer

Cedar Walton

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Johnny Smith

Guitarist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Peter Erskine

Drummer · Weather Report

Blue Mitchell

The Horace Silver Quintet

Roy Hargrove

Trumpeter · The RH Factor

Sarah Vaughan

Singer

Shorty Rogers

Music Producer

Ray Brown

Music Producer

Marty Paich

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Joe Henderson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Charles McPherson

Music Producer · Charles Mingus Sextet

Jimmy Bruno Trio

Mark Elf

Mundell Lowe

Guitarist

Vic McMillan

Bassist · Charlie Parker Septet

Howard McGhee

Keyboardist · Charlie Parker Septet

John W. Lauler

Bassist · Marbin

Kai Winding

Trombonist

Slide Hampton

All Star Big Band

Earl Hines

Singer, Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Alphonse Mouzon

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Art Pepper

Composer

Carmen McRae

Singer

Narada Michael Walden

Drummer · Journey

Michael Moore

Bassist · The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Oscar Pettiford

Bassist · Ray Charles and His Orchestra

Alex Riel

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Clark Terry

Singer · Clark Terry Septet

George Russell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · George Russell Sextet

James Moody

Singer, Music Producer · All Star Big Band

Joe Henderson

Saxophonist · Echoes of an Era

Pasquale Grasso

Guitarist

Brent McLachlan

The Gordons

Junior Cook

The Horace Silver Quintet

Bill Harris

Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers

Georgie Auld

Singer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Idrees Sulieman

Trumpeter · John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman

McCoy Tyner

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Ralph Moore

Singer · Kenny Barron Quartet

Ray Drummond

Bassist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

David “Fathead” Newman

Singer, Music Producer · Ray Charles and His Orchestra

Milt Hinton

Singer, Bassist · Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Leon Ndugu Chancler

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Stan Getz

Saxophonist · Stan Getz Quartet

Charlie Rouse

Trumpeter · Thelonious Monk Quartet